Grant for ASSAR after Somerset floods
On the night of February 6th 2014 ASSAR was called to the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels. The team was called as there was a threat to life from the rising flood water. ASSAR personnel worked alongside the other emergency services to move local people, their pets and farm animals to safe areas. You can read the full callout details here.
ASSARs new drysuit and buoyancy aid required after the Somerset flooding in February 2014.
One consequence of this evening was the pollutants in the flood water effecting the seals on the teams dry suits. Thanks to a grant from the Bellwin scheme that provided emergency financial assistance during and after the flooding in Somerset ASSAR has now taken delivery of new dry suits and buoyancy aids.
ASSAR is being called to an increasing number of water related incidents over the last few years. The amount of training in this area has had to increase in parallel. ASSAR now has a dozen Swiftwater Rescue & Flood Technicians and a qualified instructor in the team.
Following on from the widespread floods the Somerset Emergency Voluntary Agencies Group won the Voluntary Sector Award 2014 at the Emergency Planning Society Awards Ceremony. ASSAR is pleased to have played a timely role in the overall voluntary effort and congratulates the other agencies.